1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: Lifetime, the official Athletic country Club of the Minnesota Vikings, 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 1: has something for every member of your family. Get your 3 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:10,119 Speaker 1: family going today at Lifetime, Dot Life Forward, Slash Kits. 4 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: It was a great game and we came out on 5 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: top and we celebrated like we have all season in 6 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: the locker room on the plane, and it's just it's 7 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: so fun to be a part of. There's so much 8 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: good energy and this team is so close. You know, 9 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: you don't want to let the guy next to you down. 10 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: And that was the best catch I've ever seen in 11 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: football ever. I mean, it's it's going to go down 12 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: as that for however many years, because he's such a 13 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:45,239 Speaker 1: special player. Where do we even begin? This is the 14 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 1: eight and one Minnesota Vikings Podcasts. I'm Tantum Everett Gabe 15 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: Henderson's here in TCO Radio Studios with me alongside our 16 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: producer Eric Davidson. Jay Nelson is out of pocket, can't 17 00:00:56,240 --> 00:01:00,080 Speaker 1: be here today. He said, have fun talking about the 18 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: greatest ending to it. I really did one Jay on 19 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 1: the podcast today. Because Jay has the fandom that neither 20 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 1: one of us have, both simply because he grew up 21 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:12,679 Speaker 1: in Minnesota, so he has experienced a lot of heartbreaks. 22 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 1: So the fact that he's not here, I'm sure he's 23 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:19,039 Speaker 1: probably eating at him. But no heartbreak here, he said, 24 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: just a fun recap, okay, which it will be. I mean, 25 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 1: the Vikings, I wrote, achieved the unthinkable at times they 26 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 1: were out. I mean, there was one point in the 27 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: ESPN probability rank like percentages mid game, mid fourth quarter, 28 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:35,039 Speaker 1: where the Bills had a ninety six percent chance of 29 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: winning the game. You know, then again the would swing 30 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: in the Vikings direction, and then they had the you know, 31 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:43,479 Speaker 1: the eighty percent winnability factor. So it was just on 32 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:45,320 Speaker 1: the road in a hostile environment against one of the 33 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: league's best teams. This was what everyone wanted to see 34 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: from the Vikings, a win against a one of the 35 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: better teams in the league, and they answered the call. 36 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 1: Game Yeah. And that's a reason why I love the 37 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 1: NFL so much is because of you know, all those probabilities, 38 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:05,279 Speaker 1: all those stats, all these you know, next gen stats 39 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: and like those are great for the game, but at 40 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 1: the same time, the parody. So um, it was great 41 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: to come down with the win in Buffalo. This was 42 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: a game that a lot of people had questions about 43 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,239 Speaker 1: this team going into it. And when we went down 44 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 1: twenty seven to ten, you could see certain people were 45 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 1: certain analysts on Twitter basically saying, Okay, this is the 46 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 1: Vikings team that we all expected. This is why we 47 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 1: have to add them. I'm not gonna add them on 48 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: the show because I like a lot of them, um, 49 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: but there are a bunch of questions that we're answered yesterday. 50 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 1: So I'm excited just to see how this train continues 51 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: to go. And you know, these guys are just excited 52 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:45,079 Speaker 1: just to be at this point in the year. Andrew DePaolo, 53 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: who I talked to in the locker room, who was like, 54 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: I have no questions, I have no words, and I 55 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: have no answers. I just want to continue to win. 56 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: And that should be the mindset going forward, is Hey, 57 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 1: let's not forget about this moment, but let's just continue 58 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: to say, I mean, we can do well, let's continue. 59 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: I mean, the veterans were stepped up huge in this one. 60 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,399 Speaker 1: You had Pat Pete with the game ceiling interception one 61 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: of two for him, Eric Kendricks with that fumble recovery 62 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: in the end zone for the go ahead touchdown, and 63 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: that's great, That's that's quite far the craziest sequence of it, 64 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: right place, right time, right, Yeah, go ahead, your I 65 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,799 Speaker 1: don't have words. I would literally just be stuttering because 66 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: I don't know. I'm still trying to find the words 67 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: to describe that moment. Look, every time I think of 68 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: one person who did so great, I'm like, oh, but 69 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: then there was this person, and then there was this play, 70 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: and then there was this and it's just it's you 71 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 1: forget what happened pre third quarter at all, Like whatever, 72 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: who cared and when we cared, but like you just 73 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: kind of forget about it because the end was just 74 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: so who. I had a lot of friends text me 75 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: talking about like cardiac problems, like maybe I need to 76 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: go to the cardiologist. My mom and dad were texting 77 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: me like, oh my gosh, we watched the whole thing 78 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: that I've been Vikings fans. It's it's fantastic. Same my 79 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: parents are not Vikings fans, but they were texting me also. 80 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 1: And I just remember remember end of the fourth quarter. 81 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 1: I think it was right before the Vikings got stopped 82 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 1: on fourth down, fourth and one. I was already writing 83 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: my notes for like our postgame hits, and then the 84 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 1: fumble happened, and then I just had to erase everything. 85 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: And then of course when I was recording between the lines, 86 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: my paper just flew out of my hand another yea. 87 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:20,359 Speaker 1: So it was like, but that was the game, that 88 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: was the game in a nut show, Like whatever you 89 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: plan for the game to be, none of that happened. 90 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:26,919 Speaker 1: And that's what makes it the greatest, in my opinion, 91 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 1: the greatest regular season game in NFL history. Yeah, I 92 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:32,039 Speaker 1: mean it definitely the best that I've seen regular season history. 93 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 1: I mean there was a lot of significance just because 94 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: of like go out and prove yourself significance. But like 95 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: in the end of it all, like it would have 96 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 1: been okay to walk away. Yeah it's an AFC game, 97 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 1: Like it would have been fine, but it is as 98 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: far as like a game to watch, it had the 99 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:50,239 Speaker 1: feel of a playoff environment. I mean, look, I love 100 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 1: an open air stadium. I think that's just because like, 101 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: like like it feels like a college game. It's intense 102 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:58,719 Speaker 1: book from the cell, right, and so an outdoor stadium 103 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: is just oh, it just has a different vibe to 104 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 1: it. And And even from the press box, it was kind 105 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: of hard to hear all the cheering, but then you'd 106 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 1: hear it and I mean because of the jackets. This 107 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: is why, because of the jackets that you had to wear, 108 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: there wasn't a lot of purple because I mean there 109 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:16,839 Speaker 1: were some, but like it's so much easier. The Bills 110 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 1: have like tons of red and blue winter gear. So 111 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 1: to me, it was like a very Buffalo Bill heavy crowd, 112 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:25,040 Speaker 1: but the blue kind of clashed with the purple exactly. 113 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 1: So it's just but when they would erupted in like 114 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 1: the stand, I mean though, I'll never get rid of 115 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: those images, you know, buffaloes Mina two point zero. Like 116 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:36,559 Speaker 1: just the energy, the fans, the excitement, like it's pretty 117 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 1: much all the city zubas. Yeah, like everything, Like it 118 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 1: was just great seeing Vikings fans converse with Bills fans 119 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: and I'm like, like, these are the same people, Like 120 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 1: we should just put both steaks together and just have 121 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 1: one big team. Yea. I walked it down near fans 122 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 1: and halftime, and some Bills fan came up to me 123 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,360 Speaker 1: and was like, and I'm wearing purple, okay, so this 124 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 1: is why, but um he comes up to me, He's like, hey, 125 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:04,360 Speaker 1: you know the bus is that way, and I was like, oh, 126 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 1: I thought about it because I was like, yeah, I 127 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 1: do take the bus to leave here. But I was like, 128 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:11,479 Speaker 1: I was like, oh, gotcha, and his buddy goes, yeah, man, 129 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:13,159 Speaker 1: they like dap up right in front of me, and 130 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: I'm like, is this cool? Like does this make you cool? 131 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:18,720 Speaker 1: I don't know. I really wish I could find him. 132 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 1: I wish I could have find him and be like, oh, yeah, man, 133 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: here's the keys of the bus. Peace. But yeah, I know, 134 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 1: but yes, anyway, so those are the ingot we are 135 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 1: who Okay, I think I'm just like feeling it right now, 136 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:35,279 Speaker 1: you know. It was just it was. It was a 137 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:37,279 Speaker 1: great game, a lot of fun. Um. One of the 138 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: one of the stars of the game is going to 139 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:42,719 Speaker 1: be on the podcast in just a bit, Garrett brad Berry, 140 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 1: who has just been such an anchor for this team 141 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: at center for this offensive line. He joins us on 142 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: the podcast. Love getting his perspective just as a guy 143 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:56,160 Speaker 1: that was just in the trenches, who's literally exhausted after 144 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:59,360 Speaker 1: yesterday and taking the time to do that for us. Yeah, 145 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 1: Garrett is. I just love his ascension throughout his career. 146 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,359 Speaker 1: Of course, with the news of the Vikings not extending 147 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: him or not, you know, picking up his fifth year 148 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: option this offseason that can that can make a player 149 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: you know, not want to play. And the fact that 150 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 1: Garrett has stepped his game up and has proven himself 151 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 1: to say, Okay, like I deserve a second contract, whether 152 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 1: that's here or elsewhere. I love what he's done for 153 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: this offense, and I think it's going to be a 154 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 1: great addition to this show for sure. Well, I'm going 155 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 1: to switch gears just a little bit. We'll talk more 156 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: about this game after we get to our three M 157 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 1: Play of the Week from the field of the roof 158 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 1: and everywhere in between three M. The official science partner 159 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: of the Minnesota Vikings is here. Visit Vikings dot com 160 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: backslash skull science to learn more and let me set 161 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 1: the stage. The Vikings were back in the second half 162 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: to make it twenty seven to twenty three. With two 163 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: minutes left to go, Facing fourth and eighteen, Kirk Cousins 164 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 1: delivers a contested ball to Justin Jefferson and the rest 165 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: is history. Fourth down, Cousins empty back Bill three receivers right, 166 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 1: a couple of the left. The Bill safeties are twenty 167 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 1: five yards from the line of scrimmage. Perk back to pass. 168 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 1: He's gonna heat one to JJ to the right. Jefferson 169 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: leaps to catch it and they cattage forty. Are you 170 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: kidding me? With that catch? JJ? You easily the catch 171 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: of the year. I tweeted catch of the century. It 172 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 1: just sounded better. More clicks more click. Yeah, you know, well, 173 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 1: I thought it was cute. How do you think it 174 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 1: compares to the other catch, the OBJ one handed grab? Yeah, 175 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: this is um I mean with the context like, this 176 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: is OBJ esque. I still think the OBJ catch was better. 177 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 1: Who was pass interference? He got interfered on that catch 178 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 1: and he scored a touchdown. So I was still put 179 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: the OBJ catch, you know, ahead of Justin Jefferson. But 180 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: maybe JJ is one b I just I mean fourth 181 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 1: and eight eight, the situation fourth and eighteen. You he's 182 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 1: been doing it all game. It was quite possibly the 183 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 1: most contested ball I've ever seen. Actually, Next Gen Stats 184 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:13,319 Speaker 1: said that the fourth and eighteen catch at twenty eight 185 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 1: point eight completion percentage probability, So he had six receptions 186 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 1: sub fifty percent probability. Yeah, I mean six six six, Yeah, 187 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:27,680 Speaker 1: it's insane. He wasn't supposed to catch it. No, he 188 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:29,959 Speaker 1: was For people out there that that really want to 189 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 1: put it in context, he caught a ball that is 190 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 1: pretty much uncatchable for Yeah, yeah, yeah exactly. I don't. 191 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:40,720 Speaker 1: I don't really have anything they come up with this, 192 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 1: but that's the that's the numbers they're using. I'm not 193 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:46,439 Speaker 1: a math person. Yeah, I just uh, we just talk 194 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 1: about it eight point eight. But it helps to like 195 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: make it more concrete, right, Like if you put a 196 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 1: number to it, then like you can really start to talk. Yeah. 197 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 1: For me going into this year, my big knock on 198 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 1: JJ was he doesn't make contested catch. I said, he 199 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: makes everybody care you. Sorry, honestly I did tell him that. 200 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 1: I told him now. I was like, JJ, like, if 201 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 1: you really want to make that next step, these contested 202 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 1: catches are what people are giving you a knock for. 203 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 1: And he was like, I know. That's why I worked 204 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:15,679 Speaker 1: on in this offseason. And the fact that he's doing 205 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 1: it this year and he's doing it on a consistent basis, 206 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: Like we kind of expect JJ to come down and 207 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,680 Speaker 1: catches like that. When JJ doesn't make an acrobatic catch, 208 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 1: it's like a damn, Like that's a job. But ninety 209 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 1: percent of other receivers wouldn't make that catch. So the 210 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:31,440 Speaker 1: fact that he made that play and he's you know, 211 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: taking the league by storm. This is it's exciting to 212 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 1: watch it. Like for Vikings fans, like you know, debate, say, 213 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: you know Moss this or Chris Carter that, but like 214 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:43,960 Speaker 1: just appreciate greatness, like greatness is in front of our 215 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 1: eyes right now, and don't overshadow that because you want 216 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: to compare him to somebody like this is this is 217 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 1: next level stuff that he's doing. I've never seen it. 218 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: It's incredible that the other receiver that is being compared 219 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 1: to JJ is the best to ever do it in 220 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: the first three years is literally another I mean, it's 221 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:04,960 Speaker 1: fantastic that these fans have been able to experience both 222 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 1: of them. Yeah, it really is boiled. Man, we're spoiling. 223 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:10,439 Speaker 1: And the fact that Stefan Diggs, another Vikings you see 224 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: ever had a hundred receiving our yesterday and another pretty 225 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 1: cool catch, right, I mean, this is Vikings fans. I 226 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:19,319 Speaker 1: mean the knock is we got to win the big one, 227 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: and the way we're going, we're inching closer and closer 228 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:24,959 Speaker 1: because we have guys like JJ on this team. Yes, 229 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:27,320 Speaker 1: the NFL best seven to No on one score games, 230 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:30,000 Speaker 1: the last team to win at least seven such games 231 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 1: without a loss, the two thousand and nine Colts, and 232 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 1: they end up going to the Super Bowl. Those battle 233 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 1: tested teams are just something to say about them, and 234 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 1: you hear the players talk about that and chemistry, like, 235 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 1: none of this happens if there's not chemistry and the 236 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 1: belief in each other at all. Yeah. Ryan Grigson in 237 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 1: the locker room yesterday said, games like this is what 238 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 1: championship teams are made for. So we're building something special here. 239 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 1: It's just a matter of continue to get some of 240 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 1: these wins. Adversity is going to come as always, but 241 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 1: I think this team is battle tested enough to withstand that. 242 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:03,560 Speaker 1: So we'll see how, you know, we'll continue to stack 243 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 1: some of these wins with with Kirk Cousins playing some 244 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 1: of his best football of his career in my opinion, 245 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:11,840 Speaker 1: not now in the stat sheet, but just making plays, playmaking. 246 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:13,959 Speaker 1: Just look at how he threw. I mean you can 247 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: say like JJ coming down with contested catches like obviously huge, 248 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 1: but Kirk's putting the ball there, and there were some 249 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:22,960 Speaker 1: dimes with a ton of pressure in his face that 250 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:24,959 Speaker 1: he was able to let loose. I mean there was 251 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:28,320 Speaker 1: obviously a lot of um. He really came alive there 252 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 1: and like the end of the third banning of like 253 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 1: the fourth and overtime right, like there was a right 254 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 1: I mean because earlier in the game, I remember thinking, like, man, 255 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:38,239 Speaker 1: something's off, Like he just doesn't seem like his accuracy 256 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 1: is on. And then he must have heard me whispering 257 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 1: from the press box. Now I'm just kidding. He had 258 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 1: his fifth game winning drive this season. Wow, which is 259 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:48,840 Speaker 1: a career high for him, most that he's had. And 260 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:51,840 Speaker 1: we're only halfway through, people, So I got twenty four 261 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:54,440 Speaker 1: in his career and a fifth of that have come 262 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:58,840 Speaker 1: this year. That's that's insane. That's that's what happens when 263 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 1: here's another step for you. I was on a stat 264 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:04,480 Speaker 1: hunt this morning. Five and one in games when trailing 265 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:06,960 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter. So when you are trailing like that, 266 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:08,559 Speaker 1: it's easy for him to come up with these game 267 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 1: winning drives. Not easy, but it's easier. I saw a 268 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:14,680 Speaker 1: meme on Twitter where it's a picture of Kirk sipping 269 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:17,080 Speaker 1: a gatorade when the stat appears on the screen. It 270 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 1: happened three times are times this year, So I mean, Kurk, 271 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:23,320 Speaker 1: like we might as well call him gatorade Kirk At 272 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 1: this point, speaking of memes, I saw a really funny one. 273 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 1: It's the ambulance one where the guy's like, oh, I'm 274 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 1: not feeling very good and then he whips out a 275 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:33,839 Speaker 1: gun and he goes and then I got you basically, 276 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 1: and they were like, this is the Vikings in the 277 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 1: fourth quarter. They're like, oh, I'm dying, just kidding. The 278 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 1: noon Nightmare, that's what they call him. I saw. I've 279 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:46,199 Speaker 1: been seeing that a lot too. So so how does 280 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 1: that How does that make you feel going into Sunday 281 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 1: and knowing that it's not a noon game. Well, Kirk 282 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: Is won game at three twenty five this year against 283 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 1: the Green Bay Packers, So I mean he's winning games. 284 00:13:56,480 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 1: And last night, well yesterday, I mean he won another one. 285 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:01,559 Speaker 1: That It's just I would say yesterday it was a 286 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:03,680 Speaker 1: primetime game. Like it was that it felt like a 287 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:06,560 Speaker 1: primetime game, right, And you look at those plays and 288 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 1: you look at Kirk's player this year, and I think 289 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 1: he kind of has put the prime time you know, 290 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 1: cursed to rest. Well, one more thing before we get 291 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:16,959 Speaker 1: out of here and get Garrett Bradberry on the podcast, 292 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 1: Lions winning their second straight thirty one thirty over the Bears, 293 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 1: Packers overtime winners against the Cowboys. So it's kind of crazy. 294 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:27,880 Speaker 1: But the Vikings are at home five of the next 295 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:30,960 Speaker 1: six games, and the magic number is four to clinch 296 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:34,119 Speaker 1: the NFC North, which could happen as early as November 297 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 1: twenty seventh. It's Thanksgiving a weekend, yeah, which is you know, 298 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 1: not that far away from here now, guys, God, that 299 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 1: will be a great Thanksgiving gift of I am thankful 300 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 1: for that. And you gotta think, I mean, the number 301 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: is four, but you know, if the Packers lose four 302 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 1: games too, that that helps us also or if we 303 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 1: you know, figure that out. I don't got a math. Again. 304 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 1: That goes into that the Titans, the Eagles, the Bears 305 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 1: and the Ramps and then the Dolphins. So like there, 306 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 1: the Packer schedule is very very tough right now, Like ultimately, 307 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: we have to control our own destiny. But yes, he 308 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:05,960 Speaker 1: definitely got to look around. But the fact that it 309 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 1: can be that early is pretty pretty crazy. So yeah, 310 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 1: as for now, the Vikings eight and one tops of 311 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:16,440 Speaker 1: the NFC North with the ability to clinch in potentially 312 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: two weeks, that's insane. Didn't think i'd say those words anyway. 313 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 1: I think that's a good time to get to our 314 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 1: next guest then, because I think you guys probably want 315 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 1: to hear from Garrett Bradberry in the way that they 316 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 1: performed yesterday and his thoughts and feelings on rewatching the tape. 317 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 1: So we'll get to that right now. And joining us 318 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: on the Minnesota Vikings podcast is Vikings offensive lineman Garrett Bradberry. 319 00:15:37,280 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 1: You got a Winnings piece of pie next to you. Yeah. 320 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 1: I like how they reward you guys on Mondays with 321 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 1: some dessert. Yeah, my full treat. The offensive lineman like 322 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 1: it too. For seven straight weeks. Absolutely, I think you 323 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 1: guys deserve it. After yesterday, that was an incredible game. 324 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 1: How would you describe it? There's no words. It was 325 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:57,120 Speaker 1: just so back and forth. It was such a great 326 00:15:57,160 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 1: football game with two great teams. The atmosphere was unbelievable, 327 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 1: the snow, I mean, it was just we all kept talking. 328 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 1: It's just it was so football. Yeah, it was so 329 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 1: football and we were loving every minute of it. There 330 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 1: were some moments where we weren't loving, but at the end, 331 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 1: it was just it was so fun to be a 332 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:13,840 Speaker 1: part of yeah, the snow, Like you said that, the energy, 333 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 1: it felt like a college game. It felt like one 334 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 1: of those you know, backyard brawls and everybody's enjoying it. 335 00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 1: But but for you seeing the defense have multiple stops, 336 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:26,200 Speaker 1: because I know you don't get to watch offensive plays, 337 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: what was your emotions, like, you know, just being in 338 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 1: the moment when you guys started to chip it back 339 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 1: and you're like, hey, defense, we need you to get 340 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:34,080 Speaker 1: a stop. You know. It's just I feel like we 341 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 1: have so much trust in each other. Like I think 342 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 1: defense gave up six points in the second half yea, 343 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:41,200 Speaker 1: and over time. I mean, it's just someone's gonna step up. 344 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 1: It's kind of how it's been all year, whether it's defense, offense, 345 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 1: special teams. And I feel like we put up points 346 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: when we needed to. I wish we could have got 347 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 1: going a little bit earlier in the late first quarter, 348 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 1: second quarter kind of thing. But I don't know. I mean, 349 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 1: people keep talking, no one's flinching, no one's hesitated on 350 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:59,040 Speaker 1: the sideline. There's just there's so much trust and confidence. 351 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 1: And I think the big thing was Dalvin's run. Yeah, 352 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:05,639 Speaker 1: we're down seventeen at that point, and tab Dalvin I 353 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 1: mean he is so good. He was, He is so 354 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:11,040 Speaker 1: fast and to see him get him in the second level, 355 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 1: third level and just be gone. I mean, no one 356 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 1: was close to catching him. Um. I think that sparked 357 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 1: a lot for the team. Defense did their thing in 358 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:21,159 Speaker 1: the second half, and we needed that. It's tough to 359 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:23,880 Speaker 1: catch a guy that could clock twenty one miles per hour. 360 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:27,680 Speaker 1: He said he wouldn't even run that fast, I think, 361 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:32,399 Speaker 1: and I believe him. I believe Yeah. I think the 362 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 1: most interesting part of that play was justin Jefferson making 363 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:39,080 Speaker 1: the touchdown. Yeah, absolutely, and her your you know, superstar receiver. 364 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:41,159 Speaker 1: What does that do for you guys? It's amazing. He 365 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:42,679 Speaker 1: threw the guy to the ground too. Had to give 366 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:44,880 Speaker 1: him a little something extra because some circling those pangs. Yeah, 367 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:47,360 Speaker 1: I think they're being a little too physical with him. 368 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:50,280 Speaker 1: Some things weren't called. We will get into that, but um, 369 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:52,240 Speaker 1: it's good to see him getting that too. You know, 370 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 1: we were chatting on the walk over here, just the 371 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:57,920 Speaker 1: win probability going back and forth and um, you're you're 372 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:00,639 Speaker 1: in overtime, you can't get it in And then you 373 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,199 Speaker 1: see pet Pete make that play. I mean, by the 374 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:06,000 Speaker 1: end of the game, Like, obviously you're tired, but emotionally, 375 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:08,280 Speaker 1: how are you at that point? It's just so drained. 376 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:10,679 Speaker 1: I mean the fumble, I mean, we don't get the 377 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 1: fourth and goal, and you're just you're so frustrated, and 378 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 1: then everyone's going crazy and we don't know why is 379 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 1: it a safety? Is it? I Mean, it's just there's 380 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:22,120 Speaker 1: so many back and forth things and big players making 381 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:25,680 Speaker 1: big plays, and yeah, we're all exhausted today, So I'm 382 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:28,880 Speaker 1: sure that's where we're but I think being exhausted after 383 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:31,680 Speaker 1: a win it's much better than being exhausted after no doubt. 384 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:35,160 Speaker 1: It feels so much better. The soreness feels so much better. Yeah, 385 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:37,600 Speaker 1: how are you feeling? Like, what is the mindset of 386 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 1: the locker room right now? I know we're still, you know, 387 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:42,199 Speaker 1: one day past the game and that we were recording this, 388 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 1: but what is the energy like in that locker room 389 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 1: understanding that we finally, you know, answer some of those 390 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 1: questions that I know you guys don't listen to the 391 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:51,640 Speaker 1: media that a lot of people outside of locker room 392 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 1: we're talking about. Yeah, I mean, the only thing we 393 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 1: can control is that the opponent we have this week, right, 394 00:18:57,400 --> 00:19:00,440 Speaker 1: and so we had to Bills this and they're a 395 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:02,879 Speaker 1: great team. And I have so much respect for Josh Allen. 396 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 1: I think he's one of, if not the best player 397 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 1: in the NFL. And um, it was a great game 398 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:11,199 Speaker 1: and we came out on top and we celebrated like 399 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 1: we have all season in the locker room on the plane, 400 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:15,239 Speaker 1: and it's just it's so fun to be a part of. 401 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:19,360 Speaker 1: There's so much good energy and this team is so close. Um, 402 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:20,680 Speaker 1: you know, you don't want to let the guy next 403 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:23,360 Speaker 1: to you down, whether it's offense defense, my left guard 404 00:19:23,359 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 1: in my right guard, it's it's it's a lot of 405 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:27,120 Speaker 1: fun to be part of. Let's chuckle him about Brian 406 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 1: O'Neill and his performance against von Miller. Iman had the 407 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:33,360 Speaker 1: hardest assignment probably of the day, and he was able 408 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:35,640 Speaker 1: to really keep him in check. What do you um 409 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 1: see out of your I mean, you're all pro left tackle, 410 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:43,480 Speaker 1: a right tackle right He's the best. He's unbelievable. He 411 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 1: prepares like no one I've ever seen with his body, 412 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:49,920 Speaker 1: with film study, and there's no surprise every Sunday why 413 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:52,400 Speaker 1: he does what he does. Um, you know, I think 414 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:55,440 Speaker 1: him and Vaughan they came for a joint practice last season, 415 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 1: and Brian had an unbelievable week against him. And I 416 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:01,840 Speaker 1: think Vaughan said after the practice, that's the best right 417 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:04,680 Speaker 1: tackle in football and we all know it. And von 418 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:06,879 Speaker 1: game is jersey after the game, the little jersey swap. 419 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:10,080 Speaker 1: And I mean, to have a Hall of Fame players 420 00:20:10,119 --> 00:20:12,720 Speaker 1: respect like that, that goes a long way. That goes 421 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 1: regardless of whatever media people think of a lineman. When 422 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:19,120 Speaker 1: you have a Hall of Famer that has that much 423 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:22,760 Speaker 1: respect for you, that that goes beyond anything, beyond any numbers. 424 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,480 Speaker 1: And so we're happy to have him. He's a leader 425 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:29,119 Speaker 1: of this team, he's an unbelievable player, and he's unbelievable teammate. 426 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 1: How was that his play helped the entire I guess 427 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:35,080 Speaker 1: the rest of the old long Yeah, I mean you 428 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:37,080 Speaker 1: can just you know that on that right side, he's 429 00:20:37,119 --> 00:20:38,920 Speaker 1: gonna lock it down. I think we had fifty pass 430 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 1: attempts yesterday, which is probably the most of the season, 431 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:44,920 Speaker 1: and just got to keep giving Kirk clean pockets because 432 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:47,399 Speaker 1: we've got the playmakers outside to go out and get it. 433 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 1: Clearly got the best receiver in football, and so it's 434 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 1: just it's fun to be a part of if you 435 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:54,600 Speaker 1: got Dalvin with an ADR touchdown round There's so many 436 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 1: ways we can beat you, and I feel like we 437 00:20:57,560 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 1: can keep getting better. You know, if you watch the 438 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:01,080 Speaker 1: film and you're like, gosh, we could have been so 439 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:03,640 Speaker 1: much better. Still, Yeah, what was your what's an example 440 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:07,200 Speaker 1: of one takeaway from watching the film today that either 441 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:11,160 Speaker 1: impressed you or um, you were kind of surprised to see. 442 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 1: I mean, all of JJ's catches, I don't know. But 443 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 1: there's also a lot of physicality, you know. I think 444 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 1: we talked about trying to get those guys on the ground, 445 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:24,320 Speaker 1: So that's a physical unit. They play hard, they play tough, relentless, um, 446 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:25,880 Speaker 1: and we got him on the ground quite a bit, 447 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 1: which was good to see because that's what it was 448 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:29,480 Speaker 1: gonna be. It was gonna be all line D line. 449 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 1: We gotta we gotta rise up to the occasion and 450 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:33,639 Speaker 1: be the more physical unit. I don't know what what 451 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:37,720 Speaker 1: was more probable, m JJ's catch on fourth down right 452 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:42,520 Speaker 1: or your catch last year against the Rummy Pack. I'm 453 00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 1: giving it to JJ. Give it all to JJ. That 454 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 1: was the best catch I've ever seen in football. I mean, 455 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:51,480 Speaker 1: it's it's gonna go down as that for however many 456 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:54,639 Speaker 1: years because he's such a special player. But then the 457 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:56,919 Speaker 1: timing of it, that was the game fourth and twenty 458 00:21:57,800 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 1: game a pocket and he threw it up to him 459 00:21:59,840 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 1: now that he's the best receiver in football, and I 460 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:03,800 Speaker 1: don't know how he did it. You look at some 461 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:06,920 Speaker 1: of those still framed pictures, You're like, how just how 462 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:10,360 Speaker 1: insane I was looking at I was watching film earlier. 463 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:12,560 Speaker 1: I usually watched film every week of the games, and 464 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:15,960 Speaker 1: I feel like that how you guys have elevated, your 465 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 1: play has forced teams or forced defense to play you 466 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,679 Speaker 1: guys different. Yeah, where are you saying thus far? You 467 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:23,199 Speaker 1: don't have to say going forward, But what are you 468 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:26,160 Speaker 1: saying that's far as far as defensive line or defensive schemes. 469 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:28,439 Speaker 1: The way they attack the old line now, Yeah, a 470 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:32,280 Speaker 1: lot of movement, a bunch of corner pressures, cornercat pressures, 471 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:36,199 Speaker 1: and some of them are pretty timed up. That kind 472 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: of stopped some of our run game early. But when 473 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:41,200 Speaker 1: we can get that run game going and the play 474 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 1: action and the pass game, that's when we're at our best. 475 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:46,720 Speaker 1: So we just have to find a way to be 476 00:22:46,720 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 1: better with the details, better with our assignment and technique 477 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 1: so that we can be better moving forward. It was 478 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:54,240 Speaker 1: really a shame seeing Christian have to exit the game 479 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:57,119 Speaker 1: in the third quarter. He's been so solid this season 480 00:22:57,160 --> 00:22:59,040 Speaker 1: for you guys over on the left side of things, 481 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 1: and I can't really say so much about his play 482 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:06,640 Speaker 1: without talking about Blake Brandal coming in. And I mean honestly, like, obviously, 483 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 1: what two years ago he was drafted, He's been on 484 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 1: the practice squad and kind of worked his way into things. 485 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:13,919 Speaker 1: What did you think of how he was able to 486 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:16,720 Speaker 1: get in there? Yeah, Blake did an unbelievable job. He 487 00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:19,119 Speaker 1: got a game ball and was very deserving of that. 488 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:21,879 Speaker 1: CD is the best left tackle in football right now 489 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:24,960 Speaker 1: in my opinion, Stan. He absolutely bullies kids out there, 490 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:28,399 Speaker 1: makes it look very easy. But I think there was 491 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 1: just when Blake came in, there wasn't a presence that 492 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: we had the backup left tackle in you know, I 493 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: feel like we didn't skip a beat. Play calls didn't 494 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:38,439 Speaker 1: reflect that. Blake went out there and had a Hall 495 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:40,400 Speaker 1: of Famer on him for a few plays and did 496 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 1: a really good job. So hats off to him. He's had, 497 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:45,280 Speaker 1: like you said, practice squad his first year, but even 498 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:48,360 Speaker 1: on peace squad, he was working his butt off last year, 499 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:51,200 Speaker 1: kind of peace squad active, and I think another team 500 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:53,199 Speaker 1: wanted to claim him. I think we saw how valuable 501 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:56,400 Speaker 1: he was, and he's just he's gotten so much better 502 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:59,160 Speaker 1: year after year. Man, that that's the testament. I mean, 503 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:01,640 Speaker 1: you look at that story. I mean everyone talks about 504 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:04,400 Speaker 1: next man up, right, but this is a true definition 505 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:08,000 Speaker 1: of next man up in this opportunity close game. What 506 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 1: did that do for you, guys? When when you when 507 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:12,440 Speaker 1: you have a guy like that that you know kind 508 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:14,919 Speaker 1: of has all the odds stacked against them, How does 509 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:17,160 Speaker 1: that help you? Guys? Yeah, so much. Trust. I mean 510 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:19,240 Speaker 1: him and Ezra are best friends, and I think they 511 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:21,400 Speaker 1: had a good time getting in there playing together. And 512 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:23,679 Speaker 1: we're just we're a really close room, you know. I 513 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:26,200 Speaker 1: think we're all best friends. We all love each other, 514 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:29,760 Speaker 1: we all mess with each other all the time. Um, 515 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:32,680 Speaker 1: but it's just it's a fun. We love coming to work. 516 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 1: We love if meetings are at nine, we're in there 517 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:37,120 Speaker 1: at eight thirty just messing with each other. I mean 518 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:40,479 Speaker 1: it's just other receivers and other skill groups are now 519 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 1: coming in to hang out in the old line room 520 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:44,399 Speaker 1: there today. It's just a cool vibe in there. I 521 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 1: don't know. We got some bean bags, we got some 522 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:48,720 Speaker 1: really good right now. I appreciate it. Yeah, we have 523 00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 1: to we have the fall candles up, We'll have some 524 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:54,160 Speaker 1: Christmas candles coming up soon. But it's just it's it's 525 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:55,959 Speaker 1: awesome to be part of man. What can what can 526 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:58,800 Speaker 1: we expect him? This team going forward? Just trying to 527 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:00,439 Speaker 1: take it one week at a time. You know, I 528 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 1: eat in one right now, seven in a row. But 529 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 1: like Ko sat in the team meeting room, none of 530 00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:07,560 Speaker 1: that matters, you know, it's just might be a bigger 531 00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:09,080 Speaker 1: target on your back. But we got to have the 532 00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 1: same preparation, the same plan, the same process that we've 533 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:14,400 Speaker 1: had that got us here. And with the Cowboys coming 534 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:17,000 Speaker 1: to town, obviously, how hard is it or I guess 535 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 1: it may not be hard, but but how is it 536 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:22,439 Speaker 1: to flush what just happened on Sunday and have to 537 00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 1: reprepare for another tough team? Well, I feel like we've 538 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:29,320 Speaker 1: done that for seven weeks now, seven in a row. 539 00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:30,760 Speaker 1: I mean I think everyone of them has been one 540 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:33,920 Speaker 1: score games. So it's kind of take the same process. 541 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:36,200 Speaker 1: It's all right, we won, we found a way to win. 542 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:38,359 Speaker 1: How can we get better and try and be one 543 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:40,080 Speaker 1: another this week, man, I want to know. I guess 544 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:43,040 Speaker 1: at Dallas Cowboys will be a lot of fun. It is. 545 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:46,119 Speaker 1: Is there anything that changed as far as mentality understanding 546 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:48,879 Speaker 1: that there are three games in eleven days? Yeah? What 547 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 1: does that do for you in this time of your career? 548 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:52,840 Speaker 1: When you hear that, you just you accept it. And 549 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:54,680 Speaker 1: every team's got to do it at some point. I 550 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:57,720 Speaker 1: think every team has a Thursday night game. And I 551 00:25:57,760 --> 00:26:02,680 Speaker 1: think Tyler Williams and Uriah and Josh Hanks, that whole staff, 552 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:04,159 Speaker 1: we know that they have a plan for us. We 553 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 1: know that they're going to get us right and whatever 554 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:10,439 Speaker 1: it takes, practice schedule wise, lift schedule wise, we just 555 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 1: gotta get our bodies turned around. And every Sunday, whether 556 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:16,040 Speaker 1: Sunday Thursday, they're all it's all a grind and you 557 00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:18,440 Speaker 1: gotta you gotta come ready to go. Yeah, whatever they've 558 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:20,440 Speaker 1: been doing has been working. You guys made it from 559 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 1: London and back. Nope, Pie, I mean all of that 560 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:24,960 Speaker 1: was just incredible. So definitely big shout out to that staff. 561 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:27,560 Speaker 1: We've talked about them a lot on this podcast, but 562 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:29,800 Speaker 1: thank you so much to Garrett Bradberry from taking the 563 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:33,600 Speaker 1: time to rehash what happened yesterday. I thought. My mind 564 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:36,280 Speaker 1: still hasn't exactly wrapped around every single thing. I have 565 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:38,119 Speaker 1: to like replay it over my head because every time 566 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:39,919 Speaker 1: I think of one play, I just think of the 567 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 1: next thing and then the next, and it's a domino effects. 568 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:44,320 Speaker 1: So one thing this is, this is the first time 569 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:46,919 Speaker 1: of your career you've won seven in a row. Ncca. 570 00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:49,760 Speaker 1: You want a six in a row, So congrats on that. Yeah, 571 00:26:49,760 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 1: I appreciate it. This is it's unreal. We just gotta 572 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:54,560 Speaker 1: keep it going. Yeah, and you'll get more then you'll 573 00:26:54,560 --> 00:26:56,960 Speaker 1: get more pie. Okay, I'm good with that. Just not 574 00:26:57,040 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 1: talk with Rae Peanut butter. Nope, nope, nope. All right, 575 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:03,000 Speaker 1: thank you man, enjoy it. Thank you a big thanks 576 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:05,800 Speaker 1: to Garrett for joining us here on the MVP. Excited 577 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:07,760 Speaker 1: to see him and the rest of your eight and 578 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:11,679 Speaker 1: one vikings return home for a three game homestand we 579 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:15,120 Speaker 1: got the Cowboys on Sunday, the Patriots on Thanksgiving Night, 580 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:18,320 Speaker 1: and then the Jets the following week. First up, though, 581 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:21,080 Speaker 1: is America's team, and we have an exciting week of 582 00:27:21,119 --> 00:27:25,119 Speaker 1: content ahead for you. Hopefully we're getting kJ Osborne and 583 00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:27,760 Speaker 1: Jalen Rager on this week's audible. Should be fun to 584 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:30,720 Speaker 1: get those two young guys out there. Rager being a 585 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:34,960 Speaker 1: Texas guy himself, playing his college football in Dallas and 586 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:38,080 Speaker 1: scoring his first career touched on ever against the Cowboys, 587 00:27:38,119 --> 00:27:40,920 Speaker 1: so that should be a fun time. MVP will come 588 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:43,760 Speaker 1: back on Friday. We'll have one other episode for you again. 589 00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:47,400 Speaker 1: I'll also air on Kfan and we should be hearing 590 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:49,560 Speaker 1: from a couple of our network experts this week. We 591 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:52,399 Speaker 1: might have some cameos from potentially the guys on the 592 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 1: call this week, Tony Romo, Jim Nance, and might even 593 00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:59,000 Speaker 1: get a special guest appearance that I cannot talk about 594 00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:00,560 Speaker 1: just yet, but I will tell you that you're going 595 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:02,840 Speaker 1: to follow the Viking zapp because it's going to be 596 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:06,480 Speaker 1: a really cool interview, a really great get. So we're 597 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:10,399 Speaker 1: excited to talk to one of the biggest broadcast stars 598 00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:13,240 Speaker 1: and former Vikings out there. That's all I'm going to say, though. 599 00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:17,000 Speaker 1: Game Day Live will return. The interview one on one 600 00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:19,440 Speaker 1: this week is with CJ. Hamm. Can't wait to talk 601 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:23,160 Speaker 1: to the Hammer after his scoring performance and I joked 602 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:24,960 Speaker 1: with him in the locker room after the game, saying 603 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:28,080 Speaker 1: you won twice tonight because you also won the coin toss, 604 00:28:28,119 --> 00:28:31,280 Speaker 1: so big shout out to the Hammer and Tailgate will 605 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:34,439 Speaker 1: return for another episode on Thursday, and I will be 606 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:37,800 Speaker 1: at Friday Football Feast at Buffalo Wall Wings and Roseville 607 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:40,120 Speaker 1: on Friday. I know you're not going to remember all 608 00:28:40,120 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 1: of that, so just make sure you follow the Vikings 609 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:45,959 Speaker 1: YouTube page, Vikings dot com, viking zapp, wherever you get 610 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:48,720 Speaker 1: your content from, follow us on Twitter, whatever you need, 611 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:51,440 Speaker 1: because this is an exciting time and we're going to 612 00:28:51,560 --> 00:28:54,720 Speaker 1: feed the need for content. Don't worry about that. We 613 00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:57,000 Speaker 1: can't wait to see you guys at us Bank Stadium 614 00:28:57,400 --> 00:29:02,400 Speaker 1: on Sunday. Kay Vikings Fans number ninety six. 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